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Hello Everybody,

Date: WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: The Thomson-Reuters Building, 3 Times Square (42nd St & 7th Ave);
Room: Millenium Conference Room, 22nd Floor

Meeting Agenda:
The theme for the next meeting will be electricity.
(1) John Howell will start with an overview of the electric transmission and distribution grid;

(2) Bill Chapman, an engineering grad of CalTech, will show maps of the best terrain for solar, wind, and geothermal around the country as compared to maps showing what people pay for power. Bill will show costs per kWh of various sources of energy. Finally, there will be some calculations on high voltage versus low voltage transmission.

(3) Norman Rosner will then speak on a Con Edison program that helps businesses save money and use less energy on lighting, HVAC, chillers, elevator motors, etc. and show the payout is faster, easier, and larger than equivalent NYSERDA programs. Norman's company administers the Con Ed program in lower Manhattan.

RSVP:
Building security has asked us to provide an attendee list. So, please RSVP - with both FIRST and LAST names. Please email me at howellshadow@yahoo.com.

Breakout Session:
There will be a focused session on energy modeling. We'll work through some examples. We hope to make it substantive. Time and place to be announced. This will be free.

Suggestions/Comments are always welcome. Just email me.

See you at the next meeting,

Sincerely,

John Howell
howellshadow@yahoo.com

Hello Everybody,

We're lucky to have two different presenters on energy efficiency. This is an important subject, and it's good to get different points of view. This should be very informative. Remember the cheapest watt of energy is the watt you don't use.

Date: WEDNESDAY, February 25, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: The Thomson-Reuters Building, 3 Times Square (42nd St & 7th Ave);
Room: Millenium Conference Room, 22nd Floor

Agenda:
(1) Upcoming energy events in March, April, May, and June you may find interesting.
(2) Energy courses/events in the region;
(3) Latest energy news;
(4) David Gibson will give a presentation on energy efficiency generally and specifically on a new non-profit, Envirolution, which has created the Win-Win campaign with NGOs and government offices. Win-Win is an energy auditor training program for students.
(5) Tom Sahagian of Power Concepts will also discuss energy audits. Power Concepts is a NYSERDA partner.

See you there.

Sincerely,

John Howell
howellshadow@yahoo.com

Hello Everybody,

*** The Jan 13 meeting is FULL. If you have not yet sent in RSVP, please don't come.
*** There will be a duplicate meeting with the same speakers on Wednesday, Jan 21, 6:30PM in the same room. The second round of presentations will benefit from a less crowded room and the benefit of comments received during the first round. So, you are encouraged to switch to next week..

Date: TUESDAY, January 13, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: The Reuters Building, 3 Times Square (42nd St & 7th Ave);
Room: Millenium Conference Room, 22nd Floor

You will make it easier if you email me your real name (no net names or handles, please), so I can put it on the roster downstairs. Also, please bring photo ID. Email to howellshadow@yahoo.com.

Agenda:
(1) Upcoming energy events in January, February, March, and April you may find interesting.
(2) Energy courses/events in the region;
(3) Latest energy news;
(4) Dawn Brekke will present a short video on the new LEED certified Audobon Society building;
(5) Diana Pangestu of NYSERDA will present on NY State Photovoltaic Installation Incentives and Tax Credits;
(6) John Howell will show spreadsheet analyses of the tax incentives in the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008.
(7) New business, if any.

See you there.

Sincerely,

John Howell
howellshadow@yahoo.com

Hello Everybody,

***NOTE WE'LL MEETING IN THE 22ND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, NOT THE SAME ROOM AS LAST TIME.***

SPECIAL PRESENTATION:

"SAVING ENERGY WITH GREEN BUILDINGS",
by Henry Gifford, an experienced and well known building engineer. Henry will analyze the weaknesses of the LEED system and present alternatives. Saving building energy is vital for our weakening economy, and this can only be done if we measure the results accurately.

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: The Reuters Building, 3 Times Square (42nd St & 7th Ave);
Room: 22nd floor Conference Room <-- NOTE CHANGE OF ROOM!

First, thanks to the generous efforts of Mathew Varghese, we'll meet in a nice conference room in the Reuters Building. If you have a problem getting through building security, there will be a phone connection from the lobby to the conference room.

You will make it easier if you email me your real name (no net names or handles, please), so I can put it on the roster downstairs. Also, please bring photo ID. Email to howellshadow@yahoo.com.

The next meeting will continue the topic of personally saving energy.

Agenda:
(1) Upcoming energy events in November, December, and January you may find interesting.
(2) Energy courses/events in the region;
(3) Latest energy news;
(4) "Saving Energy with Green Buildings" by Henry Gifford.

See you there.

Sincerely,

John Howell
howellshadow@yahoo.com

Hello Everybody,

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: COSI Restaurant; 2186 Broadway; (Bet 77th & 78th Sts); New York, NY

Hello Everybody,
We'll meet tomorrow evening at COSI restaurant. Several people asked what they can do to save energy (and money) which led to a new series of topics on what you can do to save energy. We'll start with saving electricity in your home or apartment. Bring your ideas and share.

In future, we plan to continue the topic of personally saving energy while still inviting outside speakers to present on various subjects related to alternative energy and energy conservation.

Agenda:
(1) Upcoming energy events in Sept and October you may find interesting.
(2) Energy courses in the region;
(3) Latest energy news;
(4) Review of the Energy Information Administration's August Short Term Outlook;
(5) So, what are you going to do to save energy? Part 1: Saving Electricity in your home.

See you there.

Sincerely,

John Howell